Destination Myanmar

Yangon Excursions

Yangon Half Day City Tour

Operated: Daily, 08:00–12:00 or 13:00–17:00 hrs.

First explore the downtown area of Yangon and Sule Pagoda; that marks the centre of the city and continue through the streets of the downtown area.

Visit the largest market in Yangon, the famous Scott (Bogyoke Aung San) Market. In the early evening walk through the vibrant fresh fruit market, the China town.

Next visit will be the historic Shwedagon Pagoda, which have built more than 2500 years ago.

Yangon Full Day City Tour

Operated: Daily, 09:00–17:00 hrs.

Your English Speaking Guide will pick you up at your hotel for a full day of sightseeing including a city orientation with photo stops at Sule Pagoda, and some of the most captivating colonial buildings in the downtown area.

Visit the National Museum (famous for its Lion Throne) and the enormous 75 metre Chauk Htat Gyi Reclining Buddha. Photo shot is the serene Kandawgyi Lake, which is also home to the Royal Barge.

In the afternoon visit the largest market, the famous Scott (Bogyoke Aung San) Market. And walk through the vibrant fresh fruit market, the China town area.

Experience the Shwedagon Pagoda is in the early evening.

Twante Day Tour

Operated: Daily, 07:30–15:00 hrs.

Morning transfer to Yangon Jetty for the journey by ferry along the Yangon River to Twante, This provides an excellent opportunity to view the life and countryside of this delta region.

Arrive Twante after departing from Yangon about 2 hours and tour Twante Town by jeep. Sightseeing in Twante will be including very colorful big old local market, Oh-Bo pottery workshop, Shwesandaw Pagoda, Baungdawgyoke Pagoda and Phayagyi Mingalar Monastery which has Orphanage School.

In the late afternoon return to Yangon by road and ferry.

Bago Full Day Tour

Operated: Daily, 08:00–18:00 hrs.

Bago, located 80 kilometres north east of Yangon, was an ancient capital of the Mon Kingdom in the 13th Century.

Drive to Bago from Yangon will be about 3 hours. On the way to Bago visit the Htauk Kyant War Memorial Cemetery.

Upon arrival Bago, first visit Kha Khat Wain Monastery and visit the Shwethalyaung Pagoda, a huge reclining Buddha.

Following lunch, visit the highest pagoda in Myanmar the Shwemawdaw Pagoda, take time to wander around the local market and the Kyaik Pun Pagoda, consisting of four 30 metre-high sitting Buddhas.

On the return to Yangon visit a typical pottery village, the lifeblood for many of Myanmar?s citizens.

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